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Haghier mountains

14 Feb 2015

Haghier mountains, Socotra

This cow looks out of place high up in the Haghier mountains, but hunger drives it higher and higher until there is nowhere to go. Without the cattle and…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii

Oldenlandia balfourii is so small that it's very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under trees.…

by morten

SocotraFlowersUVPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii UV

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii UV

The yellow center of the flower of Oldenlandia balfourii is dark in UV, and the white petals are also quite dark. In UV this small flower appears prominent…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Oldenlandia balfourii

13 Feb 2015

Oldenlandia balfourii

Oldenlandia balfourii has such tiny flowers so they are very easy to miss! On the field below the weather station of Skand I found many of them growing under…

by morten

SocotraFruitAsclepiadaceaePlants
Caralluma socotrana

11 Feb 2015

Caralluma socotrana

During my 14 day stay on Socotra I only found this Caralluma socotrana with a seed pod. And in what an exquisite state! The pod has just opened, and the seeds…

by morten

SocotraLepidopteraArctiidaeInsects
Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

9 Feb 2015

Socotra Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix ssp. socotrensis)

At around 800 meter elevation and up the Euryops arabicus were in bloom and thus a lot of insects gathered to eat from the huge number of flowers. This was one…

by morten

SocotraFlowersRubiaceaePlantsLeaves
Dirichletia obovata

8 Feb 2015

Dirichletia obovata

For me the trail to the Hoq cave was so much more interesting than the cave itself, as here you'll see incredible specimens of so many endemic species like the…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Dirichletia virgata

7 Feb 2015

Dirichletia virgata

I had to look far and wide to find a dirichletia virgata with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one…

by morten

SocotraFlowersPlantsRubiaceae
Dirichletia virgata

7 Feb 2015

Dirichletia virgata

I had to look far and wide to find a dirichletia virgata with flowers, as they all seemed past their prime flowering season, but at least I did find this one!…

by morten

SocotraLeavesPlantsRubiaceae
Kohautia socotrana

7 Feb 2015

Kohautia socotrana

This flower of kohautia socotrana is so elusive! I found one flower, and marked the spot so I would find it when I returned with my camera. Alas! I did not…

by morten